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I’m good enough, I’m smart enough…
I was one of those ballsy kids who spoke her mind, believed that anything was possible, and thought she knew the answers to everything. For example, in 4th grade, when our teacher asked what we wanted...
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How to deal with the no-tip table
I once worked as a waitress and I can tell you this one thing. The job of waitress is almost as thankless as the job of mother. Waitresses pretty much only hear from people for one of two reasons: 1)...
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Book review: Your Erroneous Zones
By Wayne W. Dyer This book is more than 15 years old, and, despite the fact that I’d interviewed the author for a magazine story a number of years ago, I hadn’t read it until very recently. Much of the...
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5 ways to forgive
I’ve always had problems with forgiveness. I like to hold grudges until the grudges themselves have died from old age. Yet, health experts tell me that my grudges only hurt me by shortening my life...
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5 ways to stop obsessing
Obsessions—even good ones—are no fun. They remove you from the present moment and insert you either into a fantasy world or an imagined hell. The present moment is always the way to go, but how do you...
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6 ways to feel happy when life sucks
Read a really sad book. This may seem counterintuitive. If life sucks, you want to read something uplifting and not force yourself through a downer, right? Not necessarily. Not too long ago, I was...
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Does happiness lead to healthiness?
Dr. Tim Hennessy, MD, is an internist who practices primary care medicine in Wilmington, Delaware. I met Dr. Hennessy more than a year ago when he consulted me for advice about publishing a book. I got...
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Can a natural complainer learn how to give thanks?
Next week, fellow blogger Dina Eisenberg at This Marriage Thing tells me she’s going to offer us all the following challenge: For the entire month of November, thank your spouse three times a day. I...
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The art of doing nothing
I’m not the sort of woman who does nothing very well. For instance, one of the reasons I don’t watch football or baseball is because both sports take hours to unfold and I feel guilty sitting in a...
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My gratitude project
Until Nov. 18th, Dina Eisenberg at This Marriage Thing is challenging all of us to thank our spouses three times a day. She wants us to share our experiences-particularly how this new found...
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